INDIAN ADVENTURE - 14th October - travel to Kolkata

Today was a long day of travelling. We were up early after our short sleep on the train and then taken to a hotel in Delhi where we showered and had breakfast before moving onto the airport and catching a flight to Kolkata (Calcutta).

We stayed in what must be the best hotel in the city and it felt very strange to be in such a nice place surrounded by such poverty.

After dinner we had a briefing from Save the Children. At the briefing were some of the girls from the projects that were child domestic workers. It was both nice and very sobering to meet people that our fundraising was helping. Everyone received a gift from the girls. Each gift was an item made by them in classes to teach them skills to help them gain employment as most of these children miss out on an education. The gifts included items made from bamboo, soft toys and table cloths that had printed patterns on them. I received a bright yellow table cloth with bold flowers printed onto it.